Alex Cortez comments

I am not shocked though about Ghosn's treatment. What is shocking is that Saikawa still has his job. He has destroyed Nissan and the partnership with Renault. It will take a decade and in much abler hands to recover.

I actually met Ghosn once and he was very likeable. He did seem to have a tight grip but unlike most chief executive he took any question and gave straight answers. Others usually want to control the questions and often avoid answering what they don't want. Besides it takes someone very special to navigate and bring together people from around the globe including Japanese, French and Brazilians. That doesn't mean that he did nothing illegal. Having said that, the few millions in doubt still would not justify the treatment he got from the company or the prosecutors. But the Japanese and investors who did not rise and complain got their punishment already: the company has already lost half it's value.